[COVID-19 Virus] The Sinkies are fucked Thread.

[Dr Christopher Cheok C S]

Media blackout is it? Got any mandatory swab or not?

Those three were in the news.
and NDP weekend only Ngee Ann primary.

 

[zhihau]

is covid delta a silent killer

previously these COVID strains have unique IDs, B.1.617.1 or B.1.617.2 etc... easier to track and classify until some snowflakes said must call it Alpha, Beta, Gamma etc...

is it a silent killer? I don’t know. Jiuhu is in a disaster now, and likewise for Indon, both ravaged by similar Delta variants. But you still see those Indon fishermen happily transferring fish and COVID together to us. Most Indons also untested and a large number asymptomatic, we may never know the true figures or scale at the end of it all.

 

[zhihau]

Those three were in the news.
and NDP weekend only Ngee Ann primary.

You never read ST ah? later Ah Ng take umbrage again ah... CHIJ KC reported as a cluster in MOH’s list with 8 confirmed cases. The last time we heard of it was in late July with 2 cases. Now August bloomed to 8, i.e. 6 more cases.

The more these kukus hide the details, the more netizens will speculate. Streisand effect! Hello! Really a bunch of jiak liao bee nincompoops!

 

[JohnTan]

You never read ST ah? later Ah Ng take umbrage again ah... CHIJ KC reported as a cluster in MOH’s list with 8 confirmed cases. The last time we heard of it was in late July with 2 cases. Now August bloomed to 8, i.e. 6 more cases.

The more these kukus hide the details, the more netizens will speculate. Streisand effect! Hello! Really a bunch of jiak liao bee nincompoops!

Kindly stop spreading fear. Our schools should remain open so that the public continues to have full confidence in our covid Task Force.

 

[zhihau]

Kindly stop spreading fear.

My kakis told me KC likely to have swab test tomorrow, want to go beo beo or not?

 

[JohnTan]

My kakis told me KC likely to have swab test tomorrow, want to go beo beo or not?

Stop peeping at kids. Are oppies pedos?

 

[zhihau]

Stop peeping at kids. Are oppies pedos?

KNN... mandatory swab == HBL for the school lah!

KNN... you never follow Punggol Primary’s cases ah?

 

[zhihau]

stock market crash in 4-8 weeks

US COVID numbers trending upwards now.

 

[zhihau]

That’s a pretty realistic prediction, but I thought new community cases could come closer to 69 and the new clusters between 6 & 9.

hehehe... I was wrong, only 1 new cluster for Monday, but you zhun zhun strike 10 ICU cases!

hopefully no deaths reported by midnight.

PS: thankfully no deaths reported

 

[Linglinglonglong]

not learned lah, I’m just an ordinary Sinkie Sheep!

If I were a friend of Ah Mak, I’d tell him to fall back on fundamentals- the virus can’t propagate for long if they’re too virulent. Co-existence method shall be the way to go, because nature will always find its way.

Then on co-existence, currently for Sinkiestan, we would have to throw the spotlight on our availability on the beds. While HQO may sound like a good idea, the home environment would still be a breeding ground. MOH should have the figures, so is it a wise way forward?

GQFs are the answers, we need to look at the community facilities acting like half-way houses to keep the non-severe cases away from hospitals. We did well last year, those protocols are sound, with hot zones, cold zones clearly marked out. Only severe cases are transferred to hospitals without overwhelming the healthcare system.

Hv a low transmissibility lifestyle and economy. Covid jus wan us to change the way we live and work. More digitally. The more we embrace it the lesser covid has a chance to transmit.

 

[zhihau]

Hv a low transmissibility lifestyle and economy.

Aye! population density also comes into play, social habits and all!

But looking at our food sources and all... water... hmm... rabak lah...

 

[Linglinglonglong]

Aye! population density also comes into play, social habits and all!

But looking at our food sources and all... water... hmm... rabak lah...

U start with the 2 key activities. Work n food. Wfh as default. Reduced dine in capacity. This has worked well this far and with supposedly higher vac rate, jus need to maintain this posture. The thing is no dine in impacts retail a lot. So a reduced dine in posture is more sustainable. For higher risk recreational activities implement more checks or once weekly test for goers. If covid detected clean 2 days reopen. Govt needs to reduce subsidy to non sustainable sectors eg taxi. We hv too much supply since pre covid. This way govt can cut expenses and put money towards transiting taxi drivers to other roles.

 

[Linglinglonglong]

U start with the 2 key activities. Work n food. Wfh as default. Reduced dine in capacity. This has worked well this far and with supposedly higher vac rate, jus need to maintain this posture. The thing is no dine in impacts retail a lot. So a reduced dine in posture is more sustainable. For higher risk recreational activities implement more checks or once weekly test for goers. If covid detected clean 2 days reopen. Govt needs to reduce subsidy to non sustainable sectors eg taxi. We hv too much supply since pre covid. This way govt can cut expenses and put money towards transiting taxi drivers to other roles.

Now wat govt wants is reduce expenses and improve income aka tourism. This is easily achieved once they tier out activity risk and mechanisms. This way tourism can resume sustainably so long as tourist adhere to safety guidelines eg TT token n app

 

[zhihau]

U start with the 2 key activities.

cannot ignore imports, they need to masuk GQF to ensure our numbers remain low.

 

[kaninabuchaojibye]

Japan confirms first case of lambda variant infection​

• A medical worker in protective gear collects a nasal swab from an arrival passenger to test for COVID-19 at a PCR testing site. | BLOOMBERG
• JIJI, BLOOMBERG
• Aug 7, 2021

The lambda variant of the novel coronavirus, first identified in Peru, has been found in Japan for the first time, health ministry officials said Friday.

The variant was detected in a woman in her 30s at Haneda Airport who arrived from Peru on July 20, according to the ministry.

She tested positive for the coronavirus in a quarantine check at the airport, with no symptoms.

The virus was confirmed to be of the lambda variant in an analysis by the National Institute of Infectious Diseases.

According to the institute, the lambda variant was first detected in Peru in August last year and has been spreading in South America.

Compared with the conventional strain, the variant may be more infectious and have stronger resistance to vaccines, but its details are not known, the institute said.

Meanwhile, the delta variant is challenging the part of the world that’s been most successful in blunting the economic impact of COVID-19, with Asian countries that snuffed it out locking down again as the virus returns.

Just 12 months ago, the Asia-Pacific region’s rapid containment of COVID-19 made them the envy of the world as the virus ravaged the U.S. and Europe. Now, from Seoul to Sydney, Bangkok to Beijing, authorities are reimposing growth-sapping restrictions as low vaccination rates in many of those places leave their populations vulnerable.

Thailand is bracing for the emergence of new COVID-19 clusters as the highly infectious delta variant rips through more regions outside of its current epicenter of Bangkok metropolitan region.

About 60% of Thailand’s new coronavirus cases in recent days have been reported from outside the capital region, with low vaccination rates and looser movement curbs, official data showed. The country’s rate of new infections per million population at nearly 300 now dwarfs that of Indonesia or India, with a new daily record 21,379 cases reported on Friday.

Unlike the U.S. where anti-vaccine fringe groups have fueled resistance to COVID-19 shots, Hong Kong is facing a different challenge. Most of the city’s elderly are reluctant to get inoculated, and some point to an unlikely source for the hesitancy: their doctors.

The number of patients hospitalized with serious cases of COVID-19 in Japan rose to 1,020 as of Thursday, the highest since June, according to data from the nation’s health ministry.

Singapore has increased the number of hotels that can be used to quarantine people as the city-state seeks to control the spread of the virus amid the recent wave of infections.

More than 90 hotels are currently used to accommodate people coming into the country and those who have been in contact with COVID-19 cases, an increase from more than 70 as of May this year, a spokesperson for the Ministry of National Development said in a response to queries from Bloomberg News. Singapore’s daily virus infections in the community hit a record late last month and cases exceeded 100 for two weeks before recently ebbing.

Malaysia’s government is focusing on speeding up its vaccination drive after daily cases topped a record 20,000 for the first time on Thursday. The surge in new COVID-19 infections is due to the fast-spreading delta variant, which has swept across the globe.

Sydney’s daily delta outbreak caseload has risen to another record, with 291 new infections detected and authorities warning the situation in Australia’s largest city could worsen.

The city has failed to bend the curve of new infections lower despite being in lockdown for almost six weeks. The new cases surpass the previous record number of new infections of 262 on Thursday; one more person died.

Thailand reported 21,379 new COVID-19 infections, a daily record that took the nation’s total past 700,000, as recent tightening of containment measures has failed to quell a raging outbreak. The Southeast Asian nation also reported a single-day record 191 deaths, official data showed Friday.

Singapore’s locally transmitted virus cases stayed below 100 for a third day, ahead of a planned government review of strict social distancing restrictions that have banned dining in and limited gatherings to just two people.

Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said Thursday the government will give an update of the COVID-19 situation soon. Singaporean authorities had planned in early August to review measures that were reimposed after an outbreak at a fishery port in mid-July had spread to other locations, including karaoke bars and hospitals to a casino and worker dorms.

Singapore is also easing regulations on visitors from Taiwan as conditions have improved, the health ministry said in a separate statement. Those who’ve spent the last 21 days in Taiwan can enter without a 14-day stay-home notice requirement so long as they test negative on arrival.

The Philippines included more cities and provinces under lockdown, adding to the capital region which returned to the strictest form of movement curbs on Friday. Laguna, Iloilo City and Cagayan De Oro were placed under enhanced community quarantine, President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesman said late Thursday.

The Philippines has tightened borders and set up checkpoints between cities in the capital region. Only authorized workers can cross, and those buying essential goods can do so only within their cities, the nation’s police chief said. The government told the public not to believe social media posts claiming that the unvaccinated won’t receive aid during the lockdown as crowds formed in vaccination sites, risking the spread of the virus.

South Korea will extend current level 4 social distancing rules in the Greater Seoul area and level 3 rules in other areas for another two weeks, Yonhap News reported.

Under the highest level of social distancing in the Greater Seoul area, private gatherings of three or more people are banned after 6 p.m.

 

[kaninabuchaojibye]

Lambda COVID variant: All you need to know about the new UK coronavirus strain
www.sciencefocus.com

As of 6 August 2021, there have been eight confirmed cases of the Lambda variant in the UK. Out of these eight, one person visited A&E and there have been no deaths relating to this strain.
The WHO, the UK Government and countries around the world are continuing to track the spread of the Lambda variant, as some scientists have warned that the strain could be more transmissible than the Delta variant.
Cases of Lambda seem to be dropping in Peru, where it had first been detected in August 2020. According to GISAID COVID tracking, there have been no new Lambda cases in Peru in the four weeks prior to 9 August 2021. However, cases of this variant do seem to be rising in Chile and Ecuador, with 40 and 48 confirmed occurrences respectively.
Lambda cases are also rising in the US.
“There are currently more than 1,300 Lambda (C.37) sequences in the US as of 4 August 2021, and the Lambda variant has been identified in 44 states,” a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) spokesperson recently revealed to Newsweek.
Read more about coronavirus variants:

• New test can detect which COVID variant is in your spit
• Will the UK become a breeding ground for new COVID-19 variants?

A pre-print analysis, which has yet to be peer-reviewed, of the spike proteins on the SARS-CoV-2 Lambda variant showed a two-fold increase in infectivity, which scientists say is due to a particular mutation on the virus called the L452Q mutation.
The researchers at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine tested the effectiveness of mRNA vaccines – like the Pfizer and the Moderna coronavirus vaccines used in the UK – against the Lambda variant.
According to their results, there was a “partial resistance to neutralisation”, however this “is not likely to cause a significant loss of protection against infection” in vaccinated individuals.

The Lambda variant was classified as a variant of interest at the global level by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 15 June 2021.
This means the WHO consider it to have mutations with established, or suspected, implications for its transmissibility and severity, and has been detected in multiple countries.
Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s technical lead on COVID-19, said that they are tracking this strain to see if it should be classified as a variant of concern. This would happen if the strain “demonstrated properties of increased transmissibility”, or “if it has increased severity,” she said.
The Lambda variant will only be designated a variant of concern if it is deemed to either: increase the transmissibility of the virus; show a detrimental change in its epidemiology; increase in virulence; change the disease presentation/symptoms; or shows decrease in the effectiveness of testing, treatment, and prevention measures such as vaccinations.

How many cases of the Lambda variant have been detected in the UK?​

As of 6 August 2021, there have been eight confirmed cases of the C.37 variant in the UK, all in England. This has not increased from the figure reported on 9 July. The majority of these are linked to overseas travel, according to a PHE spokesperson. There have been no cases reported in the UK within the last four weeks.
“There is currently limited evidence available about this variant,” Dr Alicia Demirjian, COVID Incident Director at Public Health England (PHE), told BBC Science Focus magazine.
“PHE, together with academic partners, is undertaking investigations to better understand the impact of the mutations on the behaviour of the virus. We are closely monitoring the situation in those countries where this variant is prevalent and where cases are detected in the UK, we are testing contacts and will undertake targeted case finding if required.”
A report by PHE on the variants of concern or under investigation in the UK shows that the Delta variant continues to be the prominent strain in the UK. In the week leading up to 6 August 2021, there were 57,830 new cases of the Delta variant.

Will vaccines still work against the Lambda variant?​

In a pre-print paper that has not yet been peer-reviewed, researchers found that mRNA vaccines are effective against the Lambda variant. Both the Pfizer and the Moderna coronavirus vaccines used in the UK are mRNA jabs, meaning they contain genetic material that instructs the body’s cells to produce coronavirus spikes, which then provokes an immune response.
The results of this paper suggest that vaccines in current use will remain protective against the Lambda variant.
However, in another pre-print paper, Lambda was found to have mutations that had “the ability to escape from neutralising antibodies elicited by CoronaVac“. CoronaVac is a vaccine being used in several Asian countries, and works by administering an inactive version of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which then triggers an immune response.
Researchers have stressed that further studies are required to validate the effectiveness of vaccines.
More news and research on COVID-19:

• COVID vaccines: Everything you need to know about second doses
• FFP3 masks for hospital staff cuts COVID-19 infections by up to 100 per cent

Is the Lambda variant more transmissible?​

While it is not known yet whether this new variant is more transmissible, scientists say the Lambda strain does carry a number of mutations that could potentially lead to increased transmissibility or increased resistance to the antibodies provided by a COVID-19 vaccination or prior exposure to the virus.
One of the mutations identified in the Lambda strain is referred to by scientists as T859N, and has been found in the so-called ‘Iota’ variant currently spreading in New York City.
Another mutation, at L452Q, is reported as being “similar to the mutation reported in the Delta and Epsilon variants” which is believed to affect its susceptibility to antibodies.
However, it’s important to note that research on this specific variant is all in early stages.
As there is currently little evidence to show exactly how the Lambda variant is different to the other strains, scientists say that further, more robust studies, are needed before we can understand the full extent of the strain’s effect.

What are the symptoms of the Lambda variant?​

At present, there is nothing to suggest that the symptoms of infection with the new C.37, or Lambda, variant are different to other coronavirus strains.
The main symptoms of COVID-19, according to the NHS, are:

• a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
• a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or three or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)
• a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste – this means you’ve noticed you cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal

The NHS say that most people who have symptoms of COVID-19 will have at least one of the above.

What other variants of concern have been identified in the UK?​

It is common for viruses to mutate when they replicate. Few of these small, genetic changes lead to a more harmful infection.
As of 6 August 2021, there are five strains considered to be ‘of concern’ by PHE, including the Delta and Alpha variants.
The UK Government has a deal with biopharmaceutical company CureVac to develop vaccines against future variants, and has pre-ordered 50 million doses.

About our expert, Dr Alicia Demirjian​

Dr Demirjian is the COVID Incident Director at Public Health England (PHE). She is a clinician and epidemiologist, and trained at Boston Children’s Hospital in general paediatrics and paediatric infectious diseases. Demirjian works as a consultant at Evelina London Children’s Hospital alongside her work with PHE.

 

[zhihau]

Lambda will reach our shores, sooner or later.

 

[kaninabuchaojibye]

Lambda will reach our shores, sooner or later.

soon open and close indoor and hawker centre dining
matter of time
haaaa

 

[zhihau]

soon open and close indoor and hawker centre dining
matter of time
haaaa

I said before it will be like a chicken arse, open close open close...

 

[kaninabuchaojibye]

I said before it will be like a chicken arse, open close open close...

this covid nightmare will stretch at least for another 2 years
earliest 2023 1st half before any semblance of normality